Dryer attachment for a vehicle
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorMatthew Hortop
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Abstract
A dryer attachment for a vehicle, including: a coupler adapted to engage a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) duct of the vehicle; a flexible conduit coupled to the coupler; and a nozzle coupled to the flexible conduit opposite the coupler; wherein the coupler, the flexible conduit, and the nozzle are collectively adapted to deliver an air flow from the HVAC duct of the vehicle to an object disposed adjacent to a port of the nozzle. The coupler is adapted to engage a vent of the HVAC duct of the vehicle. Alternatively, the coupler is adapted to replace a vent of the HVAC duct of the vehicle. Alternatively, the coupler is adapted to engage a dedicated port of the HVAC duct of the vehicle.
Claims17
A dryer attachment, comprising:
- a coupler that engages with a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) duct of a vehicle, wherein:
- the coupler is coupled to a vent of the HVAC duct in an instrument panel or console of the vehicle;
- the coupler is inserted into an opening formed when the vent of the HVAC duct is removed from the instrument panel or console of the vehicle;
- or
- the coupler engages a dedicated port of the HVAC duct in an interior surface or exterior surface of the vehicle;
- wherein an air flow is delivered from the HVAC duct, then through the coupler, then through a conduit, and then to a nozzle;
- and
- wherein the nozzle comprises a fan that increases a velocity of the air flow delivered to an object disposed adjacent to the nozzle, wherein the conduit is disposed between the fan of the nozzle and the coupler engaged with the HVAC duct.
A method for drying an object, comprising:
- attaching a dryer attachment to a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) duct of a vehicle, wherein the dryer attachment comprises:
- a coupler that engages with the HVAC duct, wherein:
- the coupler is coupled to a vent of the HVAC duct in an instrument panel or console of the vehicle;
- the coupler is inserted into an opening formed when the vent of the HVAC duct is removed from the instrument panel or console of the vehicle;
- or
- the coupler engages a dedicated port of the HVAC duct in an interior surface or exterior surface of the vehicle;
- wherein an air flow is delivered from the HVAC duct, then through the coupler, then through a conduit, and then to a nozzle;
- and
- wherein the nozzle comprises a fan that increases a velocity of the air flow delivered to an object disposed adjacent to the nozzle, wherein the conduit is disposed between the fan of the nozzle and the coupler engaged with the HVAC duct;
- and
- delivering the air flow from the HVAC duct, then through the coupler, then through the conduit, then to the nozzle, and then to the object disposed adjacent to the nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.